COROT-18b
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CoRoT space telescope |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0295 AU (4,410,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0-0.08 |
| 1.9000693 d | |
| Inclination | 86.5 |
| Physical characteristics | |
|
Mean radius
|
1.31 RJ |
| Mass | 3.47MJ |
| Temperature | 1396 K[2] |
CoRoT-18b is a transiting exoplanet found by the CoRoT space telescope on 2011.[3]
It is an hot Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a G9V star with Te = 5440K, M = 0.95M☉, R = 1.00R☉, and near-solar metallicity. Its age is unknown.
